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  • Apple Updates Its iLife Apps On Mac OS X And iOS

    Apple showed off MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and Mavericks today, but hardware is only as good as its software. To help along with that, Apple also updated its iLife apps for Mac OS X Mavericks and iOS.

    The big change to apps this year is that they all support the 64-bit architecture seen in the iPhone 5S. This allows Apple’s iOS apps to offer more of the features that have only since been seen in these apps for Mac OS X.

    To start off, iPhoto has been updated on both Mac OS X and iOS to be faster. The iPad version of the app also supports the Photo Books feature that was previously only available on Mac OS X. That means iPad users can now create a digital photo book to then have Apple print a physical copy for your coffee table.

    The next app shown was iMovie – Apple’s simple film editing software. With 64-bit iOS devices, users can now use “desktop class effects” on their mobile devices. You can also use picture-in-picture editing on mobile devices.

    Speaking of mobile devices, any footage captured in iMovie on an iPhone or iPad will now be automatically uploaded to iCloud. In short, you can access any video taken on your iOS devices on any other Apple device.

    Finally, Garage Band was updated with a new design for both iOS and Mac OS X Pro. It now supports up to 16 tracks on all devices, and 64-bit devices will support up to 32 tracks.

    All of these apps will be available today for free as part of the Mac OS X Mavericks update.

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  • iPhoto For iOS Downloaded By A Million Users In Ten Days

    When Apple unveiled their latest iPad earlier this month, they also announced a new app tailor-made for the new iPad’s retina display. iPhoto for iOS promised users a powerful image editing tool on their iPads (and iPhones). The universal iOS app went live in the App Store not long after Tim Cook left the stage in San Francisco.

    Since then, iPhoto has proven to be a hit with reviewers and consumers alike. In fact, iPhoto was downloaded by over one million users in the first ten days after it released, according to The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple. Dalrymple stresses that the figure is users, not downloads. In other words, if you downloaded iPhoto for your iPhone and iPhoto for your iPad, you only count once. That being the case, iPhoto probably saw considerably more than a million downloads in its first ten days.

    iPhoto, which requires iOS 5.1, completes the iLife suite on iOS devices. iMovie and GarageBand for iOS were released last year with the iPad 2. iPhoto is a universal app, and is available from the iOS App Store for $4.99.

    Were you one of the million users who downloaded iPhoto in the first ten days? What do you think of it? Let us know in the comments.

  • Websites Bypassing Google Maps Due to Fees

    More and more websites are opting to bypass Google Maps, as the company established fees for even smaller users, starting last October. According to a comScore report, of the 91.7 million people in the U.S. who used an online map in February, 71% used Google Maps. In the last seven years, Google, offering street maps, satellite photos and street-level views, has become the dominant player – but this might change, due to fees that it charges in certain instances.

    Many sites incorporate Google Maps into their content, and Google has been charging the largest users for a long while – with some fees hitting six figures annually. But last fall, smaller sites, those generating an average of 25,000 map views per day within the same quarter were also hit with fees. James Fee of WeoGeo states, “Google says it will affect a very small number of users, but I have heard it will touch 30 or 40 percent of people who really depend on maps for their business. It could cost you tens of thousands of dollars a month.”

    In February, Foursquare, the social media location service, said it would drop Google Maps and move to OpenStreetMap, a user-contributed map service, citing that Google’s price increases had prompted the change. Apple’s latest iPhoto app also uses Openstreetmap, and Nestoria, a real-estate search engine, will also leave Google.

    Still, according to comScore, OpenStreetMap doesn’t presently generate much web traffic, but with the backing of companies like Foursquare, this will likely change. Google Maps had 65 million users in February, a 16% increase from the year before. MapQuest had 35 million hits, a 13% decrease. Microsoft’s Bing Maps came in third with 9 million users, an 18% increase.

    Google’s Sean Carlson states that the pricing “is intended to encourage responsible use” of the map data, and to “secure its long-term future while ensuring that the vast majority of developers are unaffected.” He also noted that traffic and the number of sites using Google Maps had risen since the pricing was put into place.

  • Apple’s iPhoto is Capturing the World

    Apple’s iPhoto is Capturing the World

    The iPhoto available today from the App Store for $4.99 and the editing features look pretty amazing. Lots of tools to tweak your photos. iPhoto for iPad supports photos up to 19 megapixels. Also includes automatic comparison features and sharing to email, Flickr, Twitter, and more. It Includes gesture support, multi-touch editing and retouching, and photos can be transferred directly between devices.

    A scrollable thumbnail framework lets users to sift through pictures in a snap in landscape or portrait mode. Users also have the power to compare multiple pictures side by side, select favorites, and hide so-so shots in one swipe.

    Double-tapping an image on iPhoto automatically selects similar photos in the user’s library. The new technology makes pictures easy to flag, mark, and find.

    Apple claims that “there’s so much power built into iPhoto for iOS, you need to touch it to believe it. Using only your fingers, you can make a blue sky bluer. A landscape greener. Or a smile brighter. From the moment you touch the screen, the way you see things will never be the same.”

    IPhotomakes editing pictures easier than ever : simply touch the part of an image you want to change and drag it to make it a masterpiece. Users can crop out a distracting background, straighten crooked photos using automatic horizon detection, and adjust exposure, contrast, saturation, and more.

    The Brush feature makes picture brighter or darker. The Repair tool erases blemishes, and the Soften brush is sure to win over the young at heart by smoothing hard lines and edges (no more wrinkles for Grandma).

    The iPhone also feature a shareable photo journal where you can take pictures and add captions, maps, dates, and weather. iPhoto allows you to share photos from your iPad to your Mac:

  • iLife Apps Get Major Updates for iOS

    Today, along with the announcement for the new iPad release, Apple introduced iPhoto for iPad and iPhone, and major updates to iMovie and GarageBand, completing its suite of iLife apps for iOS.

    The new iPhoto includes Multi-Touch features so you can use simple gestures to sort through photos and find your best shots, enhance and retouch your images using fingertip brushes and share photo journals with iCloud. iMovie now gives you the ability to create Hollywood-style trailers as you record HD video on your iPad and iPhone. GarageBand introduces Jam Session, a feature that allows a group of friends to wirelessly connect their iOS devices to play instruments and record live music together. Each app takes advantage of the new iPad Retina display.

    The new iPad also features a 5 megapixel iSight camera so you can record, edit and watch 1080p HD video.

    “With the introduction of iPhoto, we’ve brought the entire suite of iLife apps to iOS and users are going to love it,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Whether brushing an effect onto a photo, shooting a movie trailer or jamming with friends to record a song, iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand let you make amazing creations on iPad and iPhone.”

    iPhoto
    Apple’s photography app, iPhoto, has been revamped for iOS to take advantage of the Retina display and Multi-Touch gestures on iPad and iPhone. Simple gestures can be used to select and compare photos side by side and flag your best shots. The new iPhoto features more control over color, exposure and contrast. You can enhance pictures by adding effects, or apply adjustments with your fingertip. You can post to Facebook, Flickr and Twitter within the app, or share photos between your iPhone and iPad, stream slideshows to your Apple TV with AirPlay, and use iCloud to publish photo journals to the web.

    iMovie
    iMovie now allows you to turn the HD video on your iPad and iPhone into Hollywood-style trailers. The theater view lets you preview and choose from nine templates in genres including Fairy Tale, Superhero and Romance. Trailers feature customizable graphics with soundtracks written by Hanz Zimmer and the London Symphony Orchestra. You can also share your movie trailers to YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook, and use AirPlay to stream them to Apple TV in high definition resolutions up to 1080p.

    GarageBand
    With the new Jam Session feature in GarageBand, you can invite up to three friends to wirelessly connect your iOS devices to play and record as a group. Jam Session synchronizes the tempo, key and chords of your touch instruments. After jamming, everyone’s tracks are collected on your iOS device to edit and mix. GarageBand also introduces Smart Strings, a touch instrument that allows you to play a string orchestra with just one finger, and the new Note Editor allows you to fine tune a recording instead of replaying it from scratch. GarageBand offers full integration with iCloud and other iOS devices, and you can share your songs directly to Facebook, YouTube and SoundCloud.